> For better or worse, I get my news on Hacker News moreso than any other place. I don't really even bother with the New York Times or Wall Street Journal any more. Everything in the news lately seems designed to appeal to outrage, and I don't want to participate in that anymore.

I've done the same for news. I can attest that I'm generally happier for it. I can sometimes see when someone is looking to talk to me with news induced outage. I'm learning how to give neutral answers that don't feed any fires, unless I believe I'll actually get a thoughtful and considerate conversation.